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Protecting rights and facilitating stable relationships among federal agencies, labor organizations, and employees while advancing an effective and efficient government through the administration of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.

This case is before the Authority on an application for review filed by
the Petitioner (AFGE) under 2422.17(a) of the Authority's Rules and
Regulations.

On May 17, 1990, AFGE filed petitions in Case Nos. 9-AC-00002,
9-AC-00003, 9-AC-00004 and 9-AC-00005 seeking to amend the certifications or
recognitions of four units it represents to reflect that Headquarters Sixth
U.S. Army, Presidio of San Francisco(1) (HQ Sixth Army or Activity) had replaced Headquarters,
Presidio of San Francisco (HQ Presidio) as the employing activity of the units.
AFGE claimed that HQ Sixth Army became the employing activity as a result of a
reorganization that caused the consolidation of HQ Sixth Army and HQ Presidio,
both located at Presidio of San Francisco Installation, San Francisco,
California (Presidio).

The Regional Director found that HQ Sixth Army and HQ Presidio had been
consolidated. The Regional Director determined, however, that the
certifications and recognitions should not be amended as sought by AFGE.
Instead, the Regional Director amended the certifications and recognitions
merely to reflect the change in the name of the command after the
reorganization.

The application seeks review only of the Regional Director's finding
regarding the date of the consolidation of HQ Sixth Army and HQ Presidio. AFGE
contends the consolidation occurred on October 30, 1987 and not on October 1,
1988, as found by the Regional Director. Regional Director's Decision at 3 and
n. 2. The Activity did not file an opposition to the application for
review.

For the reasons discussed below, we deny the application for
review.

II. Regional Director's Decision

The Regional Director found that on October 1, 1988, HQ Sixth Army and
HQ Presidio were consolidated. Regional Director's Decision and Order at 3.
With respect to the date of the consolidation, the Regional Director noted as
follows:

Although Petitioner repeatedly asserted during the hearing that the
consolidation occurred in 1986 instead of 1988, no probative evidence was
offered to contradict evidence establishing that the consolidation occurred on
October 1, 1988.

Id. at 3, n. 2.

Prior to the consolidation, HQ Presidio was the employing activity of
the four units represented by AFGE, and the Commander, HQ Presidio was the
Installation Commander of Presidio. Furthermore, HQ Sixth Army was located at
Presidio and was provided various services by HQ Presidio.

On the date of the consolidation, the Commanding General, Sixth U.S.
Army assumed command of Presidio and his command was renamed Headquarters,
Sixth U.S. Army and Presidio of San Francisco. Id. at 3. On the same
date, the Commander, HQ Presidio was redesignated Commander, U.S. Army Garrison
(Garrison Commander) and his command was renamed Headquarters, U.S. Army
Garrison, Presidio of San Francisco (Garrison). Id.

On the date of the consolidation, the Commanding General, Sixth U.S.
Army delegated to the Garrison Commander his duties as Installation Commander.
Id. at 4. In December 1988, the Commanding General, Sixth U.S. Army
delegated authority for civilian personnel management to the Garrison
Commander. Id.

The Regional Director found that since the consolidation, Garrison had
become the successor activity to HQ Presidio in mission and function and as the
employing activity of the four units represented by AFGE. Id.

Furthermore, the Regional Director found that Garrison and HQ Sixth Army
remained separate organizations. Id. Accordingly, the Regional Director
concluded that it was not appropriate to amend the certifications and
recognitions to reflect that HQ Sixth Army had replaced HQ Presidio as the
employing activity. The Regional Director, however, amended the certifications
or recognitions to reflect that Garrison had become the successor activity to
HQ Presidio. Id. at 5.

III. AFGE's Application for Review

AFGE contends that the evidence submitted regarding the date of the
consolidation was incorrect and, therefore, that the Regional Director erred in
finding that the consolidation occurred in 1988 and not in 1987.(2) AFGE supports its application with
an attached document, a January 14, 1988, memorandum from Robert D. Wiegand,
Major General, GS Chief of Staff, to Commander, Presidio of San Francisco
concerning an evaluation of the Presidio of San Francisco Directorate of
Contracting by the U.S. Forces Command (FORSCOM). AFGE argues that this
document establishes that the consolidation occurred in 1987.

IV. Discussion

Upon careful consideration of the application for review, we conclude
that compelling reasons do not exist within the meaning of section 2422.17(c)
of our Rules and Regulations for granting review of the Regional Director's
decision. Rather, the application expresses nothing more than disagreement with
the Regional Director's findings and conclusions, which are based on record
evidence developed at a hearing and have not been shown to be clearly erroneous
or to have prejudicially affected the rights of any party.

In its application AFGE seeks review on the ground that the Regional
Director erred in finding that the consolidation of HQ Sixth Army and HQ
Presidio occurred in 1888 and not in 1987, but has not shown that this finding
is clearly erroneous. On the contrary, as noted by the Regional Director, the
record evidence developed at the hearing contains information that supports the
Regional Director's factual determination that the consolidation occurred in
1988. Moreover, in view of the fact that it is undisputed that a consolidation
of HQ Sixth Army and HQ Presidio occurred, AFGE has not established, nor is it
otherwise apparent from the record, that the date of consolidation is relevant
to the proposed amendments sought by AFGE or to the amendments ordered by the
Regional Director in this case.

Accordingly, we deny the application for review.

V. Order

The application for review of the Regional Director's Decision and
Order is denied.

FOOTNOTES: (If blank, the decision does not
have footnotes.)

1. As found by the Regional Director,
the name of the Activity is Headquarters, Sixth U.S. Army and Presidio of San
Francisco. Regional Director's Decision at 3. However, the parties stipulated
at the hearing that the Activity would be referred to herein as Headquarters,
Sixth U.S. Army, Presidio of

San Francisco.

2. We note that at the hearing AFGE
contended that the consolidation occurred in 1986. Tr. at 10.